Boeing chief executive Dave Calhoun to leave as firm faces safety crisis - BBC News

Dave Calhoun will leave the planemaker at end of this year amid a deepening crisis over its safety record.

18 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Boeing chief executive Dave CalhounBy Theo LeggettBusiness correspondent, BBC NewsBoeing boss Dave Calhoun will leave at the end of this year amid a deepening crisis over the firm's safety record.

Boeing also said that the head of its commercial airlines division will retire immediately while its chairman will not stand for re-election.

The firm is under pressure after an unused door blew out of a Boeing 737 Max in January shortly after take-off.

No-one was injured but the firm's safety and quality control standards came under renewed scrutiny.

Mr Calhoun took on the chief executive role in early 2020 after the previous boss, Dennis Muilenburg, was ousted in the aftermath of one of the biggest scandals in its history.

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